Country comparison France vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916Kchart12,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$3,999,625M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939Mchart€882,319M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%chart5.1%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.869002/16/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.735202/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/16/20263.35%chart4.41%02/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/16/202659chart16502/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20262.63%chart6.11%02/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart3.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%chart0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%chart0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%chart-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076chart1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€604,295.8Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$682,842.2Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€696,392.7Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$786,909.8Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-92,096.9Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-104,067.7Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%chart1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart232,11201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart25,107,98301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart3,400.1601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
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